The newly acquired computers, in the completion of the hard drive partition, after formatting operation on the needs of the installed Windows system. Below to tell us about the various versions of Windows the installation method.
The installation of Windows 98
The newly installed Windows 98 system, you can use the Windows 98 boot disk computer system, and then install the Windows 98 CD-ROM drive Add in the DOS prompt mode, where access to the optical disk drive, and then into the Windows 98 installation directory, run the Setup command the beginning of the installation of Windows 98.
At the beginning of the installation, the installation program will automatically call the Scandisk program to computer systems analysis, after entering through the Windows 98 installation process. When the screen appears “Software License Agreement” dialog box, click to select “accept the agreement” option and click the “Next” button, then you will be asked to enter the “product key”, that is, we often say serial number to install Windows 98 to complete and click “Next” button to install.
Windows 98 installation program into the “process of collecting information about your computer” interface, the system checks to ensure there is sufficient hard disk space to install Windows 98. Upon completion, you can follow the prompts, click the “Next” button, select “Typical Installation” mode, enter the user name and unit name, enter the user area selection window, select the region the main operating system is to determine the time and date, in the list, select the “China”, and then click the “Next” button.
During installation, the installer will ask the user whether to create a boot disk, if you do not have their own Windows 98 boot disk, it is recommended to choose the “OK” button to create, or click “Cancel” button. In the next process, we would not have to worry about it, the installation program will copy data to the hard drive and complete the final installation process. After the copy, will be prompted to restart your computer, restart, you can go directly to Windows 98 Setup and installation on the left shows the remaining time, after waiting patiently, you will find, Windows 98 has been installed to the system in the.
Tips:
Often we were about to install Windows 98, it is usually in a state of the command line, enter the Setup command to install, and then run Scandisk, Scan disk, create a boot disk, install the release notes, etc., as soon as possible if it intends to install Windows, you can use the Setup command when the use of a number of parameters, so as to achieve rapid installation of Windows 98 purposes. Setup parameters include the following parameters:
/ T: tmp: temporary files stored in the specified directory
/ Id: Skip disk space check
/ Ie: not to make a boot disk
/ Ih: do not check the registry
/ Im: skip memory check
/ Is: not to implement a disk scan
/ Iv: installation release notes do not show
We would like to quickly install Windows 98, you can enter the command: setup / id / ie / ih / im / is / iv, so the installer will copy the file directly into the process, thus saving a great deal of installation time.
The installation of Windows Me
The installation of Windows Me to upgrade to install and can be divided into two types of fully installed, Windows Me from Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE installed directly on the upgrade, but you can not upgrade from Windows 3.x in.
Windows Me provides three types of installation, first boot disk to use the computer, and enter the installation directory Setup program implementation, is to be noted that in the implementation of the installation process, need to run and load the disk cache program Smartdrv.exe . The second approach is to use the Windows Me CD-ROM boot, the installation process automatically. The third way is that in the current operating system is running Windows Me installation procedures, such as Windows 98 systems in the direct operation of the installation process.
Either install, and its basic operation are the same, with the previous installation of Windows 98 introduced a similar program.
If your computer frequency lower than 150MHz, so there will be “on the computer can not install Windows, because the processor is lower than 150MHz, click ‘Ok’ to exit the installation procedures for” prompt, then do not worry, you can enter the command: setup / nm to start the installation.
In addition, Windows Me installation process, there are some parameters (with Windows 98).
Install Windows 2000 and Windows XP
Windows 2000 systems installed in DOS and Windows 9x systems directly install, put in the drive after the installation of Windows 2000, Windows 2000 will automatically run the installation process. Choose a new installation, will be asked to enter the product serial number, and then copy the installation files to start and restart the computer.
After you restart the interface, you can press the Enter key to start the installation Windows 2000, and enter the installation directory selection window, select the drive letter will need to install. In the next window, will be asked to choose the format of the file system, in order to be efficient to play a Windows 2000 system performance, it is recommended to choose “disk partition will be converted to NTFS”, press the Enter key after the completion of the wizard prompts you to complete based on Windows system installed in 2000.
Windows XP installed, including three, respectively, is the upgrade installation, the installation of dual-system co-exist and a new installation. Its installation method and installation method Windwos 2000 system is similar to presented here do not.
If it is in DOS mode to install Windows 2000/XP system, first of all need to run Smartdrv.exe order so that the installation process can be quickly installed, otherwise the waiting time will be very long.
First of all, we use the Windows 98 boot disk to enter DOS mode computer, and then the implementation of Smartdrv.exe (If you do not have the floppy disk files from Windows 98 installation directory under the Command directory access) can be loaded. And then the implementation of Windows 2000/XP installation CD in the i386 directory Winnt.exe file, remember: this is not the implementation of Setup.exe, but Winnt.exe. After the operation is more simple.
Install multiple operating systems
At the same time on the computer to install Windows 98 and Windows 2000 systems, you can install Windows 98, then the system is running Windows 98 Setup Windows 2000 so that you can start the interface on the computer multiple boot menu appears, move up and down cursor keys and Enter after be able to choose to enter the system. If you intend to Windows Me and Windows 2000 systems coexist, the simplest way is to install Windows Me, and then use the Windows 98 boot disk or boot from the CD-ROM to install Windows 2000, choose to install “clean install” method.
If you intend to let Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows XP co-exist, you can install Windows 98, and then install Windows 98 in Windows 2000 systems, the final installation in Windows 2000 under Windows XP system, immediately after the completion of the installation of the formation of multi-boot menu the.